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Emmet Cole

A freelance robotics writer since 2006, Emmet is an Economist contributor, and a regular contributor to Robotics Business Review and Robotics Trends. His writing on robots has also appeared in Wired, BBC Future, BBC Focus magazine, Space Quarterly, and numerous other outlets.

Good morning. In this week's news mix: Shopify buys 6 River Systems for USD450m, ABB starts China factory construction and DHL's Americas Innovation Center opens. We also admit to a mistaken prediction, leap with a flying-fish inspired robot, admire a new inspection bot and much more!